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Diesel for transport has run out of road
It has been maddening to see the government walk away from carbon taxes in Budget 2027, while simultaneously jacking up subsidies to dirty liquid fuels and, for good measure, imposing fare hikes on public transport, ie. punishing the very people … Continue reading →
City or country? Oosterwold blurs the lines
I had discussed various aspects of the Dutch approach to energy, food and sustainability in ‘The Lie of the Land’. While it was published in September of last year, the research and writing phase kicked off in late 2023. I … Continue reading →
Slaying some persistent myths about ‘rural Ireland’
I was back on the op-ed page of The Irish Times in mid-September with a piece looking at the disproportionate influence of the farm lobby on Irish politics and public life. This followed an Irish Times investigation earlier in the … Continue reading →